Unacceptable: Privilege, Deceit & the Making of the College Admissions Scandal
By: Melissa Korn
3.95
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The largest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the Department of Justice broke on March 12,…
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1. Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions
By: Ben Mezrich
3.98
Format: None pages, Hardcover
An exclusive blackjack club came up with a system to take the worldUs most sophisticated casinos fo… read more
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2. Where They Found Her
By: Kimberly McCreight
3.67
Format: 499 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the New York Times bestseller and 2014 Edgar and Anthony nominee Reconstructing … read more
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3. Pretty Little Killers: The Truth Behind the Savage Murder of Skylar Neese
By: Daleen Berry , Geoffrey C. Fuller
4.32
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
In Pretty Little Killers, journalist Daleen Berry and investigator Geoffrey Fuller expand upon thei… read more
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4. Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice
By: Adam Makos
3.87
Format: None pages, Hardcover
For readers of Unbrokenand The Boys in the Boatcomes an unforgettable tale of courage from America'… read more
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5. Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
By: Hampton Sides
3.66
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. T… read more
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6. Stiletto (The Checquy Files, #2)
By: Daniel O'Malley
4.14
Format: 583 pages, Hardcover
In this spirited sequel, The Rook returns to clinch an alliance between deadly rivals and avert epi… read more
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- audiobook
"Having someone prancing around with an active chain saw while the ground shifted seemed spectacularly unwise."-Daniel O'Malley, Stiletto (The Checquy Files, #2)
"I don't care what you people say...we are not using a font that does not have fucking serifs." - Rook Myfanwy Thomas"-Daniel O'Malley, Stiletto (The Checquy Files, #2)
7. Mirror Mirror
By: Gregory Maguire
4.08
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
The world was called Montefiore, as far as she knew, and from her aerie on every side all the world… read more
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8. A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
By: Timothy Egan
4.38
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A historical thriller by the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author that tells the rivetin… read more
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"When hate was on the ballot, especially in the guise of virtue, a majority of voters knew exactly what to do."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"Stephenson had succeeded with an unusual formula for a mass movement: men were the muscle, women spread the poison, and ministers sanctified it all."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"The governor of Georgia, Clifford Walker, told a Klan rally in 1924 that the United States should 'build a wall of steel, a wall as high as heaven' against immigrants."-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
"There are millions who have never joined, but who think and feel and, when called on, will fight with us," Evans wrote. "This is our real strength, and no one who ignores it can hope to understand Am…"-Timothy Egan, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
9. The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
By: David McCullough
3.81
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important and dramatic chapter in … read more
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- history
- the united states of america
10. The Antisocial Network: The GameStop Short Squeeze and the Ragtag Group of Amateur Traders That Brought Wall Street to Its Knees
By: Ben Mezrich
3.61
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Named a Best Book of the Year by New York Post! From one of our most innovative and celebrated aut… read more
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- nonfiction
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"Because so many people were betting against GameStop —and brick-and-mortar retail in general — the overall short position was enormous, almost comically so. At certain points over the past six months…"-Ben Mezrich, The Antisocial Network: The GameStop Short Squeeze and the Ragtag Group of Amateur Traders That Brought Wall Street to Its Knees
"And as a long-short fund, he'd also been obligated to take short positions — betting against companies — which was a tactic that, to most experts in finance, was uncontroversial. The thinking went, w…"-Ben Mezrich, The Antisocial Network: The GameStop Short Squeeze and the Ragtag Group of Amateur Traders That Brought Wall Street to Its Knees
"Which meant, if somehow GameStop did start to go up, the people who had shorted the company would begin to feel pressure to buy; the more the stock went up, the heavier that pressure became. As the s…"-Ben Mezrich, The Antisocial Network: The GameStop Short Squeeze and the Ragtag Group of Amateur Traders That Brought Wall Street to Its Knees
"Keith was sophisticated enough to understand the inherent risk of options; buying options wasn't as dangerous as short selling, because your potential for loss was capped, because you could always le…"-Ben Mezrich, The Antisocial Network: The GameStop Short Squeeze and the Ragtag Group of Amateur Traders That Brought Wall Street to Its Knees
11. The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
By: Benjamin Lorr
3.95
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
This book is an investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery store. What… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
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12. American Girls
By: Jessica Roy
4.01
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant, deeply reported narrative about religious extremism, radicalization, and the bonds of … read more
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- politics
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- true crime
- audiobook
13. Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions
By: Jeffrey J. Selingo
4.26
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning higher education journalist and New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Seling… read more
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- education
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14. The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
By: Kirk Wallace Johnson
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
On a cool June evening in 2009, after performing a concert at London's Royal Academy of Music, twen… read more
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15. The Perfect Father: The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder
By: John Glatt
3.91
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In The Perfect Father, New York Times bestselling author John Glatt reveals the true story of a Col… read more
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- history
- true crime
- nonfiction
- crime
- audiobook
16. The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
By: Jeff Guinn
4.16
Format: 454 pages, Kindle Edition
By the New York Times bestselling author of Manson, the comprehensive, authoritative, and tragic st… read more
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- history
- true crime
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- crime
- audiobook
"No one listening [to Jones' sermons], even those who were the most devoted to him, could take it all in. But at some point each follower heard something that reaffirmed his or her personal reason for…"-Jeff Guinn, The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple
17. Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy
By: James B. Stewart
3.76
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The shocking inside story of the struggle for power and control at Paramount Global, the multibilli… read more
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- audiobook
18. The Kingdom of Prep: The Inside Story of the Rise and (Near) Fall of J.Crew
By: Maggie Bullock
4.02
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
One of Vogue's most anticipated books of 2023. A quintessentially American fashion narrative abo… read more
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- history
- audiobook
19. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
By: Adam Higginbotham
4.60
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more
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- history
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- audiobook
"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
20. Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
By: Omid Scobie
3.31
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Endgame , the explosive book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the internati… read more
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"Everyone already knows that King Charles might have preferred a life as Queen Camilla's tampon."-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
"The King has lived a full life out in the public as an outspoken environmental activist, an occasional meddler in politics, a successful businessman, a flawed father, and a philandering husband who d…"-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
"And, despite calls from campaigners for a redesign, one of Britain's highest-honor medals bestowed by King Charles to ambassadors and diplomats for distinguished service still features a depiction of…"-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
"A stubborn eccentric who has spent most of his life waiting and planning for his ascension, even at the cost of his relationships with his own sons, the former Prince of Wales is not only far less po…"-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
21. Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture
By: Kyle Chayka
3.68
Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition
A history and investigation of a world ruled by algorithms, which determine the shape of culture it… read more
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- audiobook
22. The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
By: Maria Konnikova
4.07
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestseller! A New York Times Notable Book “The tale of how Konnikova followed … read more
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- audiobook
23. I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever
By: Barbara Rae-Venter
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For twelve years the Golden State Killer terrorized California, stalking victims and killing withou… read more
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- history
- true crime
- nonfiction
- crime
- audiobook
"The cost in time, personnel, and money for trying to identify the Golden State Killer prior to the use of IGG was significant,"-Barbara Rae-Venter, I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever
24. Victim F: From Crime Victims to Suspects to Survivors
By: Denise Huskins
4.18
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The shocking true story of a bizarre kidnapping and the victims' re-victimization by the justice sy… read more
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25. No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
By: Rachel Louise Snyder
4.50
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In No Visible Bruises, journalist Rachel Louise Snyder frames this urgent and immersive account of … read more
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"Michelle saw was what so many other women before her had seen: that an abuser appears more powerful than the system."-Rachel Louise Snyder, No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
"The average batterer, Adams told me, “is more likable than his victim, because domestic violence affects victims a lot more than it affects batterers."-Rachel Louise Snyder, No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
"When I questioned whether she believed he really had changed, she said yes, but she also said she believed she could probably trigger him again in a minute."-Rachel Louise Snyder, No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
"The very fact that intimate partner violence is so often addressed in civil court, rather than criminal court, gives insight into how we as a society still view it."-Rachel Louise Snyder, No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us
26. The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
By: Melinda French Gates
4.28
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
A debut from Forbes' third most powerful woman in the world, Melinda Gates, a timely and necessary … read more
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- audiobook
"When it’s “he said/she said,"-Melinda French Gates, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
"Overcoming the need to create outsiders is our greatest challenge as human beings."-Melinda French Gates, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
"…contraceptives are the greatest life-saving, poverty-ending, women-empowering innovation ever created."-Melinda French Gates, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
"It's the mark of a backward society - or a society moving backward - when decisions are made for women by men."-Melinda French Gates, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
27. Flying Blind: The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing
By: Peter Robison
4.19
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A fast-paced look at the corporate dysfunction--the ruthless cost-cutting, toxic workplaces, and cu… read more
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28. Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul
By: Jamie Ducharme
3.90
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A propulsive, eye-opening work of reporting, chronicling the rise of Juul and the birth of a new ad… read more
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29. Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers
By: Deborah Tuerkheimer
4.40
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this landmark book, a former prosecutor, legal expert, and leading authority on sexual violence … read more
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30. Guilty Admissions: The Bribes, Favors, and Phonies behind the College Cheating Scandal
By: Nicole LaPorte
3.78
Format: None pages, Audiobook
This entertaining exposé on how the other half gets in tells the shockingly true story of the Varsi… read more
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31. Unacceptable: Privilege, Deceit & the Making of the College Admissions Scandal
By: Melissa Korn
3.95
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The largest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the Department of Justice broke on March 12,… read more
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